Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastrihe was left to think whether Rishabh pants would have any cricketing future after the latter was involved in a horrific car accident in 2022. The 62-year-old called the wicketkeeper-batsman’s recovery a “miracle”. Rishabh pants earlier he made a comeback to white-ball cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He then made a comeback to the longest format through the Duleep Trophy.

Rishabh pants He was also recently part of India’s squad for the home series against Bangladesh and New Zealand. The left-handed batsman would now hope to set the scene on fire in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will begin on November 22 in Perth.

“Honestly, if you’d seen him you wouldn’t have given him a chance in hell to play cricket again. I’ll never forget it. He was in terrible shape. I went to see him in hospital at a month after he was injured. He was bruised and bruised, with scars all over,” Shastri was quoted as saying by news.com.au.

“He had a massive operation and had stitches all over. From there to simply recover and play cricket was a miracle. To go on to play in a World Cup winning team and to be part of the Test team is a truly remarkable achievement,” he added.

Pant has ‘more respect for the game’

Rishabh Pant has averaged 62 in his last two tours in Australia and it’s fair to say he loves playing Down Under. Who can forget the unbeaten knock at the Gabba to help a battered Indian side stun Australia to seal the series 2-1.

“When you talk to him now, the respect he has for the game is even greater. He was nowhere. Suddenly he’s back and he values ​​it. But I have seen him working very, very hard in the last few months to get into the shape he is in to play Test cricket,” said Shastri.

Rishabh Pant was on his way to Uttarakhand when his Mercedes SUV hit a lane on the road and as a result his car overturned, immediately caught fire, prompting the wicketkeeper batsman to break the windshield to get out.

“For the first time in my life I had that feeling of giving up. I felt that my time in this world is over,” Pant told Star Sports.

“When my accident happened, I felt that something spiritual saved me. I can’t even imagine how much worse it could have been. The doctors even talked to me about amputation,” he added.

Rishabh Pant was then flown to Mumbai and there all three knee ligaments were reconstructed.

“I asked the doctor how long it would take me to recover. He said it will take 16 to 18 months,” said Pant. “I told the doctor that whatever timeline he gave me, I was going to cut six months off of it,” he added.